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Subject: [Leica] I need help with dating cameras/models
From: ruben at rhodos.dk (Ruben)
Date: Thu Mar 3 15:58:51 2005
References: <c20b94809b9da91d3cdbec78e1dc2997@shaw.ca> <5.1.1.6.2.20050303163019.00bb08c8@mail.bresnan.net>

Thanks Lee

Most helpfull :-)

best

Ruben

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "lkhermann" <lkhermann@bresnan.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] I need help with dating cameras/models


> At 12:22 AM 3/4/2005 +0100, you wrote:
>>I bought a lot of 5 leicas at an auction at a resonable price but I am a 
>>bit confused about the the numbers/models
>>
>>There are three tread mount cameras
>>
>>One with no. 1618XX
>>It came with a summaron 5 cm 1:2,0
>
> III Chrome , 1935, Summar ?
>
>>One with no. 3072XX
>>It came with a russian ?? lens
>
> IIIa, 1938
>
>>One with no. 4465XX - this one does not have a dial in the front to set 
>>slow speeds - just a black round thingy
>>It came with a colapsable elmar 5 cm 3,5
>
> IIc 1948-51
>
>>Two M-mount cameras
>>
>>One with no. 11423XX - nice
>>It came with a nice summarit 5cm 1: 1,5 with no. 15290XX
>
> M2, 1966
>
>>One with no. 10539XX - real beaten up
>>It came with a ok 9 cm 4,0 elmar with a shade
>
> M2,1962
>
>>Furthermore two leicameters - one good one dead and a rangefinder thing to 
>>put in the hot shoe - and two non leica baby box cameras
>>
>>I have a gesamtkatalog 1968 but i can not figure out what is what
>>
>>so if there is some nice leica-lister that could either tell me what 
>>models and what years or point me to a place were I can look it up on the 
>>net I would be gratefull
>>
>>Best
>>
>>Ruben
>>
>>Ps. I am planning on keeping one M2 with the summarit and sell of the rest 
>>to finance the M2
>
> data from Leica Pocket Book
> Hope it helps
> Lee
>
>
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